Rock joints : the mechanical genesis /

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Author / Creator:Mandl, G. (Georg)
Imprint:Berlin ; New York : Springer, 2005.
Description:viii, 221 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Subject:Rocks -- Fracture.
Rock mechanics.
Rock mechanics.
Rocks -- Fracture.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5725269
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ISBN:9783540245537
3540245537 (hd.bd.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-217) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Experimental Evidence and Elementary Theory
  • Hydraulic Fractures
  • Termination and Spacing of Tension Joints in Layered Rocks
  • Multiple Sets of Tension Joints
  • Shear Joints
  • Joints in Faulting and Folding
  • En Echelon Joints and Veins
  • Appendix: The Stress Circle
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index